gawiei :: quill work / made of quills -- Mi'gmaq/Mi'kmaq Online

Example of word used in a sentence:

Text: Mawimtue'g ligpenigen gawiei eltmg.
Text: Mawimtuwe'k likpeniken kawiei el'tmk.
Translation: It's hard to make a quill work basket.
Recording: Recording by jnw 🔉

Alternate Grammatical Forms:

gawie'l -- They are made of quills -- (third person plural inanimate)

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gajuewji'j : kitten
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